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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By: J. Ashley Hunt

Overview of this book

One of the five most prestigious certifications in the world, the PMP® exam is said to be the most difficult non-technical certification exam. With this exam guide, you'll be able to address the challenges in learning advanced project management concepts. This PMP study guide covers all of the 10 project management knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 49 processes, and aspects of the Agile Practice Guide that you need to tailor your projects. With this book, you will understand the best practices found in the sixth edition of the PMBOK® Guide and the newly updated exam content outline. Throughout the book, you'll learn exam objectives in the form of a project for better understanding and effective implementation of real-world project management tasks, helping you to not only prepare for the exam but also implement project management best practices. Finally, you'll get to grips with the entire application and testing processes in PMP® and discover numerous tips and techniques for passing the exam on your first attempt. By the end of this PMP® exam prep book, you'll have a solid understanding of everything you need to pass the PMP® certification exam, and be able to use this handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to overcome challenges in project management.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Project Management and People
8
Section 2: Project Management Processes
17
Section 3: Revision
19
Chapter 16: Final Exam

Partner-centric procurement documents

While there are several procurement documents to consider knowing for the exam you may not be tested on all or any of them, but I wouldn't be surprised if you are familiar with some of them already. The following documents can cross the conducting procurements and controlling procurements processes we'll discuss in the next section. All are considered legal and it's important to know, at least at the surface, what they represent:

  • Letter of intent
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • Breach of contract
  • Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Purchase Order (PO)
  • Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
  • Cease and desist letter

Letter of intent

During the negotiations of a potential contract with a selected seller, there may be some back and forth over terms and conditions until both parties agree on them. A letter of intent is drafted for both parties to sign and agree to before anyone signs on the dotted line in...